Ding Ning (; born 20 June 1990) is a former Chinese

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player. She was the winner of women's singles in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships. At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Ding won her second world title in women's singles by defeating her compatriot Liu Shiwen 4–3 in the final. At the

2017 World Table Tennis Championships The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 29 May to 5 June 2017. The decision to host the event in Düsseldorf was announced by the ITTF in April 2015. They were the 54th edition of the competition, and the ...

in Düsseldorf Ding defeated Zhu Yuling 4–2 in the final, becoming World Champion for the third time. She won the women's table tennis singles gold medal at the

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where she beat compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the women's singles final. She previously won the silver medal at the

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in the women's singles event in which she also faced Li Xiaoxia but lost after receiving several penalty points from the umpire. She was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. She is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Li Xiaoxia,

Deng Yaping Deng Yaping (; born February 5, 1973) is a Chinese table tennis player, who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997. She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. ...

, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games. She is currently retired, and studying in

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for a

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in Physical Education. Ding officially announced her retirement in September 2021.

Career records

;Singles (as of 2016) *

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: Winner (2011, 2015, 2017) *

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: Winner (2011,2014, 2018). * Pro Tour Winner (11): Kuwait Open (2009); English, UAE, Austrian Open (2011); Slovenian, Polish Open (2012); Austrian, Qatar, Russian Open (2013); China Open (2014); Korea, China Open (2016); China Open (2017)
Runner-up (4): German Open (2010); Qatar, Harmony China Open (2011); KRA Korea Open (2012); Kuwait, China, Polish Open (2015); Kuwait, Qatar, Japan Open (2016). * Pro Tour Grand Finals Winner (1): Lisbon, Portugal (2015)
appearances: 4. Record: runner-up (2009, 11,12,13). * Asian Championships: winner (2009). *

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: Winner (2014); 2nd (2010); 3rd (2009). * World Junior Championships: winner (2005). *

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: Silver Medal (2012), Gold Medal (2016) ;Women's Doubles *World Championships: winner (2017), runner-up (2009, 2011,2013,2015). *Pro Tour Winner (18): Danish, China (Tianjin) Open (2009); Qatar Open (2010); Austrian Open (2011); Hungarian, Slovenian, KRA Korea Open (2012); Austrian, Kuwait, Qatar, Russian Open (2013); China Open (2014); Kuwait, Polish Open (2015); Kuwait, Qatar, Japan, Korean Open (2016); China Open (2017)
Runner-up (8): China (Nanjing) Open 2007; Qatar Open (2009); Kuwait, German, China Open (2010); English, Qatar, Harmony China Open (2011); China Open (2012,16) *Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2009,2013,2015). *Asian Games: runner-up (2010). *Asian Championships: winner (2009). *China National Games: winner (2017). ;Mixed Doubles *World Championships: round of 16 (2007). *Asian Games: quarterfinal (2010) *Asian Championships: runner-up (2009). *China National Games: Winner (2013) ;Team *

: 1st (2012,2014,2016, 2018); 2nd (2010). *

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: 1st (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018). *Asian Games: 1st (2010, 2014). *Asian Championships: 1st (2009, 2012, 2013, 2015). ;Olympic 2012 *(Byes up to Round 3 as Ranked 1) *Round 3: Beat Daniela Dodean 4–0. *Round 4: Beat Jiang Huajun 4–1. *QF: Beat

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4–0. *SF: Beat

Feng Tianwei Feng Tianwei (, ; born 31 August 1986) is a Singaporean retired table tennis player. Born in China, she permanently moved to Singapore in March 2007 at the age of 20 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme and commenced her international car ...

4–2. *F: Lost Li Xiaoxia 1–4. ;Olympic 2016 *(Byes up to Round 3 as Ranked 1) *Round 3: Beat

Elizabeta Samara Elizabeta Samara (born 15 April 1989 in Constanța) is a professional Romanian table tennis player. She won European titles in singles, doubles and team events at the European Championships and has represented Romania four times at the Summer Ol ...

4–0. *Round 4: Beat Doo Hoi Kem 4–0. *QF: Beat

Han Ying Han Ying ( zh, s=韩莹; born 29 April 1983) is a female table tennis player representing Germany since 2010. A specialist in defensive chopping, a style in decline ever since the mid-1990s, she is one of a few surviving defensive players active ...

4–0. *SF: Beat Kim Song I 4–1. *F: Beat Li Xiaoxia 4–3.

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